clouded leopard
noun
cloud·ed leopard ˈklau̇-dəd- 
: either of two medium-sized, often arboreal cats (Neofelis nebulosa of mainland southeast Asia and N. diardi of Borneo and Sumatra) that are grayish to yellowish with darker irregular rings, ovals, and rosettes
… new analysis shows the clouded leopards of Borneo (and also Sumatra) are a bit darker than their mainland cousins, with smaller cloud-shaped markings.
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Nashville Zoo has announced the birth of two clouded leopard cubs — one of the Tennessee zoo's signature animals. Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 On Wednesday, the Nashville Zoo announced that Jewels the clouded leopard gave birth to two cubs — a male and a female — on June 30. Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 Between 2019 and 2009, the Nashville Zoo saw 40 clouded leopard births. Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 Another creature that shares the same habitat as the giant panda is the clouded leopard. Rebecca Cairns; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN, 10 May 2022 Koseda's project will initially focus on five recently extinct animals: the baiji dolphin, the Pyrenean ibex, the West African black rhino, the Formosan clouded leopard and the Caribbean monk seal. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021 The clouded leopard cub was born on Aug. 6 after a 90-day gestation period, ABC affiliate KOCO News 5 reports. Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021 Zoo Atlanta will use its doses to vaccinate its Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, African lions, and clouded leopard. Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2021 For now, the zoo has no long-term plans to grow its clouded leopard population. Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2021 See More
Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 On Wednesday, the Nashville Zoo announced that Jewels the clouded leopard gave birth to two cubs — a male and a female — on June 30. Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 Between 2019 and 2009, the Nashville Zoo saw 40 clouded leopard births. Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 Another creature that shares the same habitat as the giant panda is the clouded leopard. Rebecca Cairns; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN, 10 May 2022 Koseda's project will initially focus on five recently extinct animals: the baiji dolphin, the Pyrenean ibex, the West African black rhino, the Formosan clouded leopard and the Caribbean monk seal. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021 The clouded leopard cub was born on Aug. 6 after a 90-day gestation period, ABC affiliate KOCO News 5 reports. Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021 Zoo Atlanta will use its doses to vaccinate its Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, African lions, and clouded leopard. Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2021 For now, the zoo has no long-term plans to grow its clouded leopard population. Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above